A winter chill is in store for Acadiana through the end of the week into the first part of the holiday weekend, with light freezes possible for Friday and Saturday mornings.
In the near term, a cool front that is traversing the area this Wednesday evening will bring our temperatures down into the mid-30s by morning...with a little bit of a wind chill by daybreak.
Plenty of sun is anticipated Thursday into the weekend with highs in the mid-50s through Friday, lower 60s Saturday and nearing 70° for Sunday afternoon.
The coldest overnight lows will arrive Thursday night into Friday morning and then again Friday night into Saturday morning.
Temperatures will drop to near freezing in Lafayette but will be closer to the 28-31° mark for most others...especially the northern Acadiana parishes.
Again we are expecting just light freezes at worst...there will be no pipe issues whatsoever, but the sensitive plants and pets will need attention.
Look for moderating conditions this weekend and plenty of sun through Sunday as temperatures warm toward the 70° mark for Sunday afternoon (NYE).
It won't be mild (and dry) for long as an upper system and weak front are expected to push through the area late New Year's Eve producing some rain showers primarily after midnight and ending during the early morning hours of Monday.
Rain chances are tentatively set for 60% late Sunday night to near 40% first thing Monday.
Temperatures as we ring in the new year should be in the low-mid 50s...chillier conditions will follow into early next week.
Thereafter, it'll be a brief cool/dry period before our next weather-maker arrives tentatively on Wednesday.
Wednesday's system could be another "soaker" with an inch or two of rain with it, but with a solid 7 days to go, we can't go with any confident rain accumulations at this time.
Acadiana could see another wet weather system the following Saturday, so it appears that our weather overall will stay in the cooler and wetter than normal sides.
See the KATC 10 Day Forecast for the latest.
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